The Press., 1887-09-15
(Contributed.)

Humboldt Co.,, California.
 Francis W. Chaffee, the proprietor of the park, ''did himself proud" in extend ing Inequalities to his kinsfolk. The park, beautiful grove near State Line station, was at it's best. A fine large sheet of water smiled up invitations to fishing and boat-riding. Swings and out door games furnished attractions for those who were not too busy renewing old &C., quaintance and forming new, while the woods responded to the hearty music of voice and instrument.
 It may be "wonder how the people about here get iving," but suspicious of approaching poverty must have speedy vanished under the tablecloth of that Yankee picnic. .f .-t.
 The ladies of the party, whose fame as cooks is growing proverbial, surpassed even themselves on this occasion, and no epicure ever smiled over a more tempting array of substantials and dainty delicacies.
 Many thanks are due to those neighbors who lent their assistance toward the gen. eral enjoyment, and assisted so efficiently in the arrangement of the tables. The'medicine woman" was there, and ad- ded much to the gayety of the occ lsion by administering her 'Sagwa" so impartialty, to "cure um sick, and make um we'll ones keep" .-f ......r ...... ......
 , Almond s. Chaffee, of Stafford, aged 72, was the only one of the twelve children of Chadwick and Abigail Chaffee, who was present. Two others still llve-James Austin Chaffee, of Monson, aged 91, who was kept at home by the infirmitles of age, and Annis M. Heustis of Eureka, Cali fornia, aged 81 Niue of the twelve fami- lies were represented, however.
 Almond Chaffee, the respected father of the genial proprietor of the park, occupied the seat of honor at the head of the table. At his right sat the eloquent Samuel B. Fairfield, a lawyer of New York City, while his left was under the protection of the lion of the day, Major Heustis. Both of these gentlemen favored the company with informal speeches, which were cheer ed roundly.
 In his address Major Heustis made men, tion of the delightful drives enjoyed with his excellent host and hostess over the roads his mother used to travel, and oi visiting the spot where she received he1 early instruction, in the old Gage district school house and he spoke respectfully of the absence of his venerable Uncle Austin. 1 A generous box of dainties was prepared for this uncle, and sent to him by special messengers - two nephews who repre- sented the company of seventy five rela- tives, whose hearts would have been made gladder by his presence.
 So they had good, sensible, sociab!e, jolly time, and no raising Cain-at least ii was supposed so, till an elegant gold-head ed affair that had been raised in California, and presented by the senate of that state to Major Heustis, was found hanging carelessly from the limb of tree. We would not object to a few more such scions as that, to graft upon our New England family tree
 We would also like to inquire where seeds Can be obtained of that rare plant which bears blue enamel lockets set witt pearls? The hostess of MT. Heustis found one growing upon her chain, and was in formed that it had been raised from Annis seed on a plant that was forty four years old and, furthermore, that the plant hac
 escaped the annual birthday fogging supposed to be necessary to its health, by scattering about its admirers, just in the niche of time, such shower of good things
 to eat that there wasn't time to attend tC
 anything else-thus re-illustrating the ax
 iom that "The way to a mans heart winds around his palate"
 And so MT. Heustis met his cousins
 There was @ son of his Uncle Stephen , one S. Frank Chaffee-an emblem o whole souled Yankee hospitality, who is SC , devoted to fashion, nevertheless, that he
 insists upon having the latch-string of hif door draped on the outside.
 And there was daughter of his Uncle
 Almond, who bore his blessed mothers
 name-Annis-who seems quite content,
 as so few girls do, to wear the same sur name through life. But, 1aOt content witt
 being 8 successful teacher, she soon be . in hn ortn nf and decided that the names 'fFrank anc
 Annis" would look exceedingly we'll Ii woven into the web of 'Home, Swee , Home"
 And there were Gilbert and Lewis, sons , of his Uncle Ira, and Charles Smith of In ) dian Orchard, who believes in making the l most of 8 pleasant ride, and James M , Chaffee of Statfordville, who, with Gilber } and Frank, have been chosen a committee ) to provide for another reunion next year , and those names ought to be enough il , themselves to insure it's success
 And there was young son of the park
 proprietor, who was so fastidious about , name that he had not in the six months o , his life succeeded in finding one to his taste, till he met his western cousin, Will ! bur Fisk (Heustis), who was named ir honor of the man who presided over Will OIduam dCauomy Wnen ms 1aC00f anC mother attended school there, and learned the benefits arising from the co-educatior
 of the sexes.
 Small wonder that the name should prove interesting to the child
 There are ever so many more cousins whose names would look we'll in print but when you ono get interested in love story you wantto see 1t through. So you will be glad to know that that academy
 couple, Annis Chafee (who spent most oi
 her younger days with her parents in the
 house now occupied by John Herlihy Monson,) and A. J. Heustis, concluded to make practical application of the lessons there learned by joining heart and hand ir the work of teaching. Accordingly, hay ing been married in Somers, Conn, they
 entered their first field of labor in Virginia Here, June 24 1886, this son was born tc them, and three years later daughter SarahM. ,and later still another son, John B. In 1842 the Heustis family moved tc Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Six years late1
 they joined the great exodus to California Sixty three ox-teams conveyed the goods and such of the party as rode over the
 mountains to Sonoma. The toilsome T Journey occupied two hundred and far